????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Reading
the Bible is, according to the will of God, as well as food and drink, the
necessary daily duties, because in Jer 15.16 says, "Thy words were found,
and I ate them". In the Bible itself gives numerous reasons - why we can't
do without it. Here are the most important ones :
1.
For the knowledge of God's essence. The essence of God - His Majesty (Ps 18),
love (1 John 4.18), mercy (Num 14.18), loyalty (Ps 24.10), truth (Num 23.19) is
revealed to us through the revelation of His word.
2.
For faith. "So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of
God" (Rom 10.17).
3.
To increase in faith. "Like newborn babies, love the pure milk of the
word, lest it be you salvation" (1 Pet 2).
4.
Assurance of salvation. "I write these things to you who believe in the
name of the son of God, that ye may know that you believe in the Son of God,
have eternal life" (1 John 5.13).
5.
The truth of the teachings. "Holding the true Word, according to the
teachings, he was strong and teach sound doctrine and opposing an expose"
(Titus 1.9). The Bible is a guide to our way of thinking and living. The
sectarians, in contrast, used the Bible as a book which finding only a
confirmation of what they had been taught.
6.
For trustful of leadership for life. "Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a
light to my path" (Ps 119.105).
7.
In order to determine what in life is a priority. "Seek ye first the
Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to
you" (Matt 6.33)
8.
For the upbringing of children. "So put these words of mine in your heart
and in your soul. and teach them their sons" (Deut 11.18-19).
9.
For the proper treatment of others. "You shall love your neighbor as
yourself" (Matt 19.19). "In lowliness of mind"
(Phil
2). "Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, charity good to those
who hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute
you" (Matt 5.43).
10.
For joy and reinforcements. "Forever I will not forget Thy commands,
because of you make alive me" (Ps 119.93). "The word of your me in
joy and gladness in my heart" (Jer 15.16).
11.
Comfort in difficult circumstances. "Thy Commands I teach flax" (Ps
119.104).
12.
To assist the needy. "Call me" (Ps 50.15).
13.
To guard against false paths. "I teached Thy Commands, because not every
hate way - lies" (Ps 119.104). Jesus explains the human ignorance of the
way the Bible false, "you are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor
the power of God" (Matt 22.29).
14.
For protection from sin. "I hid in my heart your Word to me not to Sin
before Thee" (Ps 119.11).
15.
For the recognition of guilt. "All Scripture is given by inspiration of
God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction
in righteousness" (2 Tim 3.16).
16.
For predictions of things. "The Revelation Of Jesus Christ. to show his
servants - things which must shortly come to pass" (Rev 1.1).
17.
As a basis for scientific work. The Bible gives guidelines for many sciences.
They are particularly essential in areas of science that deal with questions of
human origins (for example, the cosmological type questions, geology, biology)
and its nature (e.g., psychology, medicine).
18.
For the recognition of God's will. "You know, that the will of the
Lord" (Luke12.2). God's will is expressed not only in the Ten commandments
(Ex 20.2-17), but also in numerous other places in the Bible (e.g. 1 Thess 4.3,
5.18 ;
1
Pet 3.15 ; Heb 10.36, 13.21).
19.
To cleanse the thoughts. "You are already clean through the word which I
preached to you" (John 15).
20.
For wise actions. "The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord; mind
the correct execution of all His commandments" (Ps 110.10).
How
to read the Bible?
1.
Reading the Bible must be approached in PRAYER.
Luther
in his time gave good advice : "Do not put your hand on the Bible, and
prayer but walk in his footsteps".
-
Ask that Word doth Thee: "Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things
of thy law" (Ps 119.18).
-
Thank and praise the Lord: "My mouth will pronounce the praises, when will
teach me Thy statutes" (Ps 119.171).
-
Rejoice: "Rejoice to your Word as I received great profit" (Ps 119.162).
2.
Reading of the Bible should be approached with anticipation.
"I
open my mouth and goan; because thy commandments thirst" (Ps 119.131).
3.
The reading of the Bible should be treated spiritually tuned.
"In
order for us to serve God in spirit, not in the oldness" (Rom 8).
Apart from the fact that
the Bible commands and carefully treated with song, he warns against the false
formalism cold frozen faith and States on
right spiritual meaning: "He (God) gave us the ability to be serve - manufacturers
of the New Testament, not the letter, but of the spirit; because the letter kills,
but the spirit does alive" (2 Cor 3.6).
4.
The reading of the Bible should be approached with humility.
God's
thoughts are superior to our mind, so no need to doubt, even when not
everything is clear. The word of God encourages humility: "My thoughts are
not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, says the Lord" (Is 48).
5.
The reading of the Bible should be approached with desire.
"How
love I thy law! All day, thinking about it" (Ps 119.97).
6.
The reading of the Bible should be approached with confidence.
"But
down the network according to your word" (Luke 5).
7.
The Bible should be read as designed us a personal letter of God.
One
of the founders of the pietistic clergyman Bengel said : "The Scripture is
a letter which my God commanded to tell me what I should aspire, and to which I
will direct my God".
8.
The Bible should be read much.
"The
word of Christ Yes settles in you, with all wisdom; with all wisdom teaching
and one the one another with Psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, grace glorifying
in your hearts to God" (Col 3.16).
Ten
promises reading and Word :
1.
Belonging to God. "He who is of God hears the words of God" (John
13).
2.
World. "The Great world at loving thy law, and there is a stumbling
block" (Ps 119.165).
3.
Joy. "These things I have spoken to you, that my joy might remain in you,
and that your joy be full" (John 15).
4.
Bliss. "Blessed is he who abides by the words of the prophecy of this
book" (Rev 22.7).
5.
The well-being. "And he will be like a tree planted by streams of water,
which brings the fruit of his own during his, and which does not wither; and in
all that he did does have time" (Ps 1).
6.
Good luck. "Yes, no this book of the law depart from your mouth; but the
day and learn the night, in order to accurately perform all that is written in
it: then you will be successful in your ways and you will be wise" (Nav 1.8).
7.
Prayer is Heard. "If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall
ask what ye will, and it will be yours" (John 15.7).
8.
Cleansing your thoughts. "You are already clean through the word which I
have spoken to you" (John 14.6).
9.
A guide to salvation. "The Scriptures... are able to make Thee wise unto salvation
through faith which is in Christ Jesus" (2 Tim 3.15).
10.
THE GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE. "Hearing My word and believes in him who sent Me
has eternal life and the Court does not come, but moved from death to life"
(John 5.24).
